14:43 11.11.2016

One Ukrainian serviceman killed, two wounded in attacks in Luhansk region

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One Ukrainian serviceman killed, two wounded in attacks in Luhansk region

One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in attacks carried out by the enemy on Friday, Yuriy Harbuz, the head of the Luhansk region's state administration and the head of the regional military-civilian administration, said.

"One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in an attack today," Harbuz said on Friday.

According to a report posted on the official website of the Luhansk regional administration on Friday, the enemy breached the ceasefire regime eight times in the past 24 hours and after midnight.

Specifically, anti-tank grenade launchers, sniper weapons and firearms were used three times on the Ukrainian troops' positions near the city of Schastia and the village of Krymske, Novoaidar district. 82 mm caliber mortars were used in attacks in the direction of the village of Novozvanivka, Popasna district. Then the enemy opened fire using grenade launchers, firearms and sniper weapons four times in the direction of Ukrainian Armed Forces' positions near Stanytsia Luhanska.

The head of the region's administration said the Ukrainian troops had not returned fire.

"It's a demonstration that we want peace. We will keep the situation under control and we prevent the disruption of the Minsk Agreements," Harbuz said.

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